Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-68993

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-30
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in XforWooCommerce Share, Print and PDF Products for WooCommerce share-print-pdf-woocommerce allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Share, Print and PDF Products for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 3.1.2.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Share, Print and PDF Products for WooCommerce plugin. The plugin fails to enforce proper access control checks, allowing unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access functionality that should be restricted. The CVSS 5.3 score indicates low complexity exploitation where an attacker with no privileges or adjacent network access can potentially access restricted features.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin. Ensure all actions requiring authentication verify user permissions before executing. Update to the latest version once a patch is released.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find 'Share, Print and PDF Products for WooCommerce', and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file header for the 'Version' tag.
    Affected if The installed version matches or falls within an affected version range (compare against any official advisory).
  2. Identify plugin entry points
    Examine the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/share-print-pdf-products-for-woocommerce) for PHP files containing add_action or add_hook calls that register AJAX handlers or REST API endpoints. Look for hooks with 'init', 'wp_ajax', or 'rest_api_init' actions.
    Affected if The plugin registers any public-facing action handlers without capability checks (e.g., missing current_user_can() calls).
  3. Review AJAX handlers for authorization
    Open the PHP files handling AJAX requests (typically those with wp_ajax_ hook callbacks). Search for the callback function and verify if it includes a permission check like 'current_user_can' or 'is_user_logged_in' before executing sensitive logic.
    Affected if AJAX handlers that should require authentication (e.g., generating PDFs, accessing product data) do not perform capability or authentication checks.
  4. Inspect REST API routes
    If the plugin registers REST routes, check the route definition for the 'permission_callback' parameter. Access wp-json/ (with admin credentials) or examine the plugin code for rest_api_init registrations.
    Affected if REST API endpoints lack a permission_callback or the callback always returns true, allowing unauthenticated access.

A user is affected if the plugin is installed with an unpatched version and exposes functionality that can be accessed without authentication or proper authorization checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin. Ensure all actions requiring authentication verify user permissions before executing. Update to the latest version once a patch is released.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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